i’m terrified i’ll become a schizophrenic one day. it’s one of my biggest fears.

Hi, just wanted to pop in I don’t know if this is reassurance providing but just wanted to say not all schizophrenics are screaming at walls and ‘crazy’ My boyfriend is a diagnosed schizophrenia pretty sure he has been his whole life and while he does see things he is easily able to identify it as his illness and disregard it, while it’s tough and definitely not easy and it does get worse when he goes through a traumatic experience. My point is, (and I’m not coming for you, mental illness in general can be scary and I know it’s your ocd you can’t help it) I notice there’s a large stigma around schizophrenia that each schizophrenic is off the wall, talking to things that aren’t there. So, that being said even if you were schizophrenic or became one (highly doubt) it’s not always how a lot of people perceive it.

I have the same fear... I know I won't become one but just the thought of it makes me dizzy and my anxiety goes all the way up .

I hate seeing the word.

No no, I’m not offended! I just wanted to put some information out there. You’re not in the wrong I totally get the irrational fear I have ocd too so I understand I just wanted to say even if that did happen (again highly unlikely) it’s not always as bad as it seems. I in no way was scolding you, you can’t help your ocd.

okay good i wanted to make sure i didn’t do anything wrong haha i’m always afraid ill offend someone or something on here by accident. again it’s great u were informing i agree there should be more talk about the truth about mental illness to remove the stigma!! thanks for informing again:)

im sorry i didn’t know that, you’re right there is a stigma around it as there is around most mental illnesses. my apologies if i offended you i often forget sometimes my obsessions that i’m afraid of are sometimes people’s actual lives (aka fear of becoming schizophrenic or being gay etc) i don’t mean to sound so insensitive or anything like that. the irrationality of my thoughts often takes over . thanks for educating me on that though i didn’t know, sending love and positivity to u and ur boyfriend:)